Daily Life
A VINE TIME | Industry legend delivers not only award-winning wines, but knowledge and mirth
An evening in the company of De Grendel cellar master Charles Hopkins is always a treat, and not just for the experience of tasting his internationally sold, multi-awarded and consistently highly-rated wines.
By Sam Venter
To all those dreadful ‘tjoms’, we are still here, bud!
Making connection is hard. Breaking it, not so. There are scores of tired but happy women heading home as I write this on Sunday.
By Deloris Koan
Home is where the soft life begins
Design leaders at Decorex 2026 say the era of hard-edged minimalism is fading as handcrafted décor, warm palettes and spaces designed to prioritise comfort, sustainability and authentic living take centre stage
By Barbara Hollands
Buckets, blow-up beds and bush toilets: Surviving my first Kruger camping adventure
Armed with a torch, a bucket and anxiety, an adventurer embraces life under the stars
By Barbara Hollands
Makhanda artist turns tattoos into healing rituals
A Makhanda-born artist and tattoo researcher also paints interiors, preserving the details that homeowners treasure most.
By Barbara Hollands
SA’s love affair with quiz shows lives on
There was no need to consult the Springbok Radio quiz show schedules — they were imprinted in my schoolgirl brain so that every evening could be an entertainment bonanza emanating from my small brown wireless.
By Barbara Hollands
Why moms need real support, not just Mother’s Day gestures
Mother’s Day arrives each year wrapped in flowers, breakfasts in bed, handmade cards and heartfelt messages of love, but the day could also be the start of more sustained support for moms who carry the family’s emotional load.
By Barbara Hollands
DELORIS KOAN | Grit versus grit out here on the pier of our lives
The waters are dark and green, full of mystery and danger. It’s scary to think of how I have swum around this orb poking into the ocean with someone called Joy, to whom we swimmers famously do not say ‘no’!
By Deloris Koan
DELORIS KOAN | Fifty years of ‘independence, freedom and adrenalin’
Hairdresser and biker Alrose Vice still ready to savour the open road on two wheels
By Deloris Koan
‘Blommemeisie’ planting dahlias and dreams
There’s just something about fresh cut flowers on your kitchen counter that can turn a dull day into a sparkly one.
By Madeleine Chaput
IN THE GARDEN | Discovering wonders of plant life across the Kei
The drag of everyday duty somehow leaves you as you float on the Pont across the Kei River with your dog, car and family to the land on the other side.
By Julia Smith
How ancient dogs became part of the family
New studies shine light on a relationship that has been part of the human social world for at least 16,000 years.
DELORIS KOAN | Power of community was a miracle to behold, says spiritual Joel
Young man takes his faith and runs with it
By Deloris Koan
IN THE GARDEN | Finding the chocolate effect in a range of flowers
Easter eggs or Holiday eggs? A rumour spread on social media that Cadbury’s would market Easter eggs as Holiday eggs, has shocked those who heard it.
By Julia Smith
Getting fresh with the ‘Masterchef SA’ pantry manager
Every week MasterChef South Africa fans watch excited contestants fill their baskets with fresh produce ahead of nail-biting cooking sessions, but few know about the secrets of the pantry and the man who runs it.
By Barbara Hollands
